Jerte

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Extremadura requires at least 1.5 ha for a new house on rustic land.

Ley 11/2018, art. 70. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Normas Subsidiarias (an older, simpler plan), from 1999. The region's planning viewer ↗

The national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 100% of the municipality.

Only the town hall can confirm it, in writing: ask for a certificado urbanístico.

Is there water?

No well or borehole is recorded in Jerte. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 92% practically impermeable; 7.9% porous aquifer, medium productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 8 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 23,847 ha in all, the latest in 2025.
• 2% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 2% in the 500-year one.
• 2% of the municipality is preferential flow zone, where new building is generally banned.
• 89% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• 43% of the municipality is a protected natural area, whose plan limits what can be done.
• Radon zone II: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 100% of homes; fibre 95%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 1,166 mm a year (1971–2000), about 1,078 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 26 °C, about 29.8 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 65 a year, about 40 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Cabezuela del Valle · Tornavacas · Hervás · Aldeanueva de la Vera · Candelario · Garganta la Olla